NOAA 16 DEB, 42423

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 42423 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 21 Sep 2000 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

42423, 2000-055TT

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 42423U 00055TT  25128.34828660  .00061900  00000-0  83002-2 0  9991
2 42423  98.9044 272.1025 0012905 174.6942 185.4406 14.79008089469463

Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:21Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T08:21:31.962Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-79.70076°

Altitude

644.454 km

Speed

7.531 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 08m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-69.43694°

Longitude

76.85536°

Altitude

656.397 km

Speed

7.529 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 26m 30s

Apparent Declination

-55° 15' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:22:23

Azimuth

182.211° SSW

Elevation

-74.637°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

638.59 km

Perigee altitude

620.503 km

Semi-major axis

7,007.684 km

Eccentricity

0.0012905

Inclination

98.9044°

RAAN

272.1025°

Arg. of periapsis

174.6942°

True anomaly

185.4266°

Mean anomaly

185.4406°

Eccentric anomaly

185.4336°

Mean motion

3.69983 °/min

BSTAR

0.0083002

Orbital period

97.3 mins

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41070 (Decayed)

NOAA 16 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-05-09 08:51:15.808Z	126.865° SE	2025-05-09 08:54:15.808Z	71.58° E	28.67°	2025-05-09 08:57:15.808Z	12.892° NNE
4 mins	2025-05-09 10:29:15.808Z	239.154° WSW	2025-05-09 10:30:15.808Z	257.388° W	19.778°	2025-05-09 10:33:15.808Z	307.381° NW
6 mins	2025-05-09 22:17:15.808Z	26.5° NE	2025-05-09 22:20:15.808Z	126.215° SE	40.907°	2025-05-09 22:23:15.808Z	180.872° SSW

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